Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

  • Known for: Writer
  • Date of birth: 1892. March 1.
  • Place of birth: Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, 1 March 1892 – 24 July 1927), art name Chōkōdō Shujin (澄江堂主人) was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "Father of the Japanese short story" and Japan's premier literary award, the Ak...

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